Republican Sen. Richard Burr re-elected in North Carolina — improving GOP chances for control of Senate

Today’s Big Question New York City mayoral election touted as victory for left-wing populists but moderate centrist wins elsewhere present more complex path for Democratic Party

Speed Read Five Senate Republicans joined the Democrats in rebuking Trump’s import tax

Speed Read Half of the new ICE directors are reportedly from DHS’s more aggressive Customs and Border Protection branch

Speed Read A federal employee union called for the Democrats to to stand down four weeks into the government standoff

speed read The ad that offended the president has Ronald Reagan explaining why import taxes hurt the economy

Speed Read Rep. Dan Goldman claims ICE wrongly detained four US citizens in the Canal Street raid and held them for a whole day without charges

Speed Read The White House’s east wing is being torn down amid ballroom construction

Speed Read The US military destroyed two more alleged drug smuggling boats in international waters